{"id":5895,"date":"2026-04-17T19:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/?page_id=5895"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:45:01","slug":"dylia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/en\/dylia\/","title":{"rendered":"DYLIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5895\" class=\"elementor elementor-5895\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f08cfe elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f08cfe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cdcbab\" data-id=\"4cdcbab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c88948 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c88948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf6695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adf6695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DYLIA: A Study on Non-verbal Storytelling in Independent Games<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3c0ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a3c0ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The research topic \u201cNon-verbal storytelling&#8221; refers to a video game with no dialogue or text, driven solely by visuals, sound, and other non-verbal forms, allowing players to feel and empathize with the game&#8217;s inherent emotions. Since indie developers are often afforded greater creative latitude to experiment with unconventional game styles, non-verbal storytelling, as a subtle and stylized form of expression, resonates particularly well with the aesthetic sensibilities of independent games.<\/p><p>Apart from a few art assets and background music, I independently completed the game&#8217;s programming, art design, music and sound effects, as well as the script setting.<\/p><p>Inspired by <em>Journey<\/em> and <em>GRIS<\/em>, through the design of an indie game prototype <em>DYLIA<\/em>, the research explores how to apply non-verbal narrative methods to the development of indie games within the constraints of budget, time, and team size, which aims to provide insights for indie game developers.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c00b81\" data-id=\"4c00b81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b65046 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b65046\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b5d633\" data-id=\"6b5d633\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d371df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d371df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DYLIA Concept PV<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89687ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89687ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Desolation. Yearning. Leaving. Irritation. All of these will pass.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f9fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"83f9fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Op.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4.png\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e580b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e580b92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-730f282\" data-id=\"730f282\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e4e694 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e4e694\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4d12d3\" data-id=\"d4d12d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdaeba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdaeba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The motivation for creating <em>DYLIA<\/em> stemmed from a desire to craft a story exploring childhood trauma, growth, and reconciliation. While language can convey information in an abstract and efficient way, silence can sometimes be more direct and impactful on such topics. Research has found that emotional abuse and neglect are the core of children&#8217;s psychological abuse, even without verbal abuse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22574b9\" data-id=\"22574b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681194e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"681194e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/dynoalbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bacb7ba elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bacb7ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd492a9\" data-id=\"bd492a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecae60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fecae60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a journey of a mysterious girl and a mysterious duck. 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